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Focus Home Interactive and Compulsion Games unveil Contrast
Publishing Partnership Reveals New Platforms and Release Window for Award-Winning Indie Game
PARIS and MONTRÉAL (May 24, in the year of our Lord
2013) - Focus Home Interactive and Compulsion Games™
are pleased to announce today the formation of a new publishing
partnership for the release of CONTRAST™, a breakthrough 2D/3D
puzzle platformer, in which the player can shift between the
striking 3D fantasy world into the mysterious 2D shadowscape.
Originally set to launch on PC, CONTRAST will now also be
available on PSN (or PlayStation®Store) and XBLA (or Xbox LIVE®
Arcade) end of 2013.
Compulsion Games is an independent game development studio
located in the heart of Montréal, Canada and driven by their
passion for artistry, gameplay fundamentals and a rare sense of
levity.
“CONTRAST is a very special project with its atmosphere,
artistic direction and innovative gameplay and we knew that from
the moment we saw the game,” said Cédric Lagarrigue, CEO ofFocus
Home Interactive. “We are delighted to be partnering with
Compulsion Games and believe this project to be one of the
biggest indie surprises of the year.”
"We are thrilled to be partnering with FOCUS to bring CONTRAST
to the public. With all the effort and dedication the team has
poured into this project, we feel we have found the partner that
understands and fully embraces the creative artistry we have
instilled in our game," stated Guillaume Provost, creative
director and founder at Compulsion Games. "FOCUS's strong
international presence, their experienced team and their unique
understanding of CONTRAST make them the ideal partner to
communicate the game's vision to a worldwide audience."
In CONTRAST, experience and explore a surreal 1920’s dreamscape,
set in a vaudevillian-inspired, film-noir styled backdrop. In a
world full of performance, magic, intrigue and deception, the
player takes on the role of Dawn, the imaginary friend of a
little girl, Didi. Every kid’s imaginary friend is special, and
Dawn is no exception. She has the power to shift from the
reality of the vibrant game stage into the shadowy parallel
world. Gamers will be challenged to unravel the drama by
leveraging light sources and manipulating real-world objects to
affect the shadows placement, depth, height and overall
weighting to solve mind-bending puzzles.
Delve into CONTRAST, a world filled with incredible atmosphere,
amplified by a rich cabaret soundtrack and professional voice
actor cast. Use Dawn’s special abilities to uncover the
mysteries of this world, and help Didi unravel the web of
secrets, experienced through the eyes of a child.